Neo Chwee Kok
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Neo.
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| Full name | Neo Chwee Kok, John Paul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Flying Fish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 May 1931[2] Singapore[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
23 January 1987 (aged 55)[1] Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neo Chwee Kok, John Paul (Chinese: 梁水国; pinyin: Liáng Shuǐguó; 31 May 1931 – 23 January 1987) was a Singaporean swimmer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was ranked third in a list of Singapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century by The Straits Times in 1999.[3]
Neo was born the fifth child in a family of eight in Singapore but grew up on Pulau Sambu, Riau, Indonesia.[2]
On 23 January 1987, Neo died of cancer at the age of 55.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 "Obituary - Mr Neo Chwee Kok, John Paul". The Straits Times. 24 January 1987. p. 30.
- 1 2 3 Aplin, Nick; et al. (2012). Suryadinata, Leo, ed. Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 759–762.
- ↑ "Here's the full list". The Straits Times. 19 December 1999. p. 52.
- ↑ Johnson, Albert (24 January 1987). "Flying Fish' Chwee Kok dies". The Straits Times. p. 31.
- ↑ Jalleh Jr, Ken (1 February 1987). "Death ends an illustrious era, but Chwee Kok's legacy lives on". The Straits Times. p. 19.
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